Blog | CHIMIRA

andreahywong

Nov 1, 20214 min read

Brainstorming a Step Sequencer

My gosh it’s been forever. It’s already late 2021 (this COVID pandemic has just made the years FLY!) and over a year since any major...

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andreahywong

May 25, 20202 min read

Hardware Upgrade

It’s been so long! I’ve been thinking of #upgrading my hardware so it’s man easier set up. Some sort of #arm to simplify my...

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andreahywong

Mar 24, 20201 min read

Performance Idea - Umbrella

Short blurb here: but it'd be lovely to have a #dancer with a coloured #umbrellas create music. With #gestural tracking, you could even...

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andreahywong

Oct 17, 20192 min read

Introducing... TRACI!

CHIMIRA had a baby, and its name is TRACI (TRAcking-Color Interface)! Dr. Bob had a few suggested upgrades for CHIMIRA that involved...

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andreahywong

Aug 26, 20191 min read

TaSTE Collab: KiCASS + CHIMIRA Part 2

Some exciting new updates! We've got one kick-ass chimera! ;) Using code from CHIMIRA to refactor KiCASS code to incorporate...

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Research Collaboration with TaSTE (Tracking And Smart Textiles Environments) Part 1

andreahywong

May 23, 20191 min read

Research Collaboration with TaSTE (Tracking And Smart Textiles Environments) Part 1

So excited to be working with Dr. Bob on his TaSTE project! He's interested in using CHIMIRA's colour-tracking functions with the...

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andreahywong

Apr 24, 20191 min read

I got featured in UBC High Notes!

Did a fun video shoot with UBC High Notes and got featured in their blog!

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andreahywong

Apr 19, 20191 min read

Presentation

Thought I'd link my powerpoint for my capstone presentation at Bang! Festival for those who are interested. Had a great time sharing...

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andreahywong

Apr 18, 20191 min read

Bang! Fest Success

Yesterday was Bang! Festival: UBC's electroacoustic music festival of three parts where C.H.I.M.I.R.A. got to make its first appearance...

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andreahywong

Apr 14, 20191 min read

Behind on Posts but much to come!

I am so incredibly behind on posting the process of building C.H.I.M.I.R.A. because... Bang!Festival is coming up! I'll be presenting my...

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andreahywong

Apr 8, 20191 min read

Camera Mount: check!

Got my hands on the camera mount parts Daniel printed for me! Needed some precision screws but it was quite simple to put together. 3M...

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andreahywong

Apr 6, 20191 min read

Building Time!

Ok so after taking some considerations in mind, I've decided on how MIRA is going to be constructed. I've decided to use an old tripod...

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andreahywong

Mar 28, 20191 min read

High Notes Photoshoot!

Thought I'd share a fun photoshoot a few capstone students at UBC did today for the Spring 2019 edition of UBC High Notes! Update: See...

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andreahywong

Mar 26, 20191 min read

LEGO, leggo!

Had to arrange for my old #toys to get into the city since I moved out for university but they’ve arrived! These #LEGO duplo #blocks...

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andreahywong

Mar 23, 20191 min read

Measurements

Just in the studio for some testing today! I didn't test in darkness, but using #white #poster #paper seemed to reduce glare of the...

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andreahywong

Mar 23, 20192 min read

What physical materials do I need?

I've been thinking of the material "hardware" components I need for CHIMIRA. Light/Height My desk lamp's arm isn't long enough to be held...

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andreahywong

Mar 17, 20193 min read

What's in a node?

This week I looked into the Max [nodes] object. Haven't confirmed exactly how I want to use it for my coloured objects but more...

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andreahywong

Mar 13, 20191 min read

Desk Lamp has arrived!

With Amazon's amazingly fast delivery, our LED Desk Lamp arrived on Sunday! Here are some comparisons between our different light sources...

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andreahywong

Mar 10, 20191 min read

Debugging [jit.lcd]

One of this week's task is to fix my patch's [jit.lcd] data visualization. Right now, my paintoval messages into the [jit.lcd] object...

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andreahywong

Mar 7, 20192 min read

Lights, Camera, Action!

It was quite a productive day with Dr. Hamel today! Lights: Still searching for the optimal light source... Since the single LED...

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